Improvement in stocking-lasts and yarn and needle-holders combined



. B. KEITH. N AND NEEDLE HOLDER COMBINED.

STOCKING LAST'AND No. 109,519.

Patented Nov. 22, 1870.

ime sate DAVID B. KEITH, OF EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 109,519, dated November 22, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT lN STOCKlNG-LASTS AND YARN AND NEEDLE-HOLDERS COMBINED.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

1, DAVID B, KEYDH, of East'hoston, in the county of Sulfolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Stocking-Last andYarn and Needle-Holder Combined, of which the followingis aspecification.

' The drawingrepresents a transverse vertical central section of myinvention.

The object of this invention is to provide a siiliple and convenientimplement; for use in darning stockings; and

it consists of a stock or handle, having two enlarged heads of differentsizes, in the'larger of which is a receptacle for yarn, and in the otherareceptacle for needles, said heads constituting lasts, which, beinginserted in the stocking, facilitate the operation of darning.

In the drawingl A represents the handle or stock of the implement, whichis provided with the larger egg-shaped head B, and the smaller head 0. r

The end D of the head B is removable, ant constitutes the cover to thecircular or oval char her-E,

within-head B.

In the head 0 is achamber, F, the month of which is oiosed by a plug, G.

The ofiice of chamber E is to hold yarn, while that chamber 1: is tohold needles. 7

The heads B O constitute lasts for differentparts of the stocking whilebeing darned. v

The end I) may, if desired, be screwed to the head B, suitable-threadsbeing out for that purpose, while the head 0 may be provided with asimilar arrange.-

In testimony whereofi llhave signed my nameto'.

this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID B. KEITH.

Witnesses:

CARROLL I). WRIGHT, CHARLES F. Bnown.

